Furness and Midland Joint Railway

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The Furness and Midland Joint Railway was a joint railway in England owned by the Furness Railway and the Midland Railway

Construction was agreed in 1862 for a line from Carnforth, on the Furness system and Wennington, Lancashire on the Midland Railway line from Yorkshire to Morecambe, Royal assent was received in June 1863. The 9½ mile line opened in April 1867 for freight, passengers services began in June.

The line is still in use today as part of the Leeds to Morecambe line though there are no stops. The former Midland Railway from Yorkshire terminates at the Wennington.

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Bairstow, M., (2000), The 'Little' North Western Railway, p. 35-40, Martin Bairstow Publ., ISBN 1-871944-21-X
Conolly, W.P., (1957), Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazeteer, p. 24, Fifth Ed. Repr. 1997, Ian Allen, ISBN 0-7110-0320-3